The East Is The Orient. The West Is The Occident. The North and South Are:

[botsgotme]

So are the “podes” opposite the antipodes?

[coremelt]

Hyberborean apparently was an ancient greek word for a mythical land beyond the North wind.

Definition of Hyperborean | Dictionary.com

[John_Mace]

@Isilder

Um, the north is called the Arctic, and the south is called the Antarctic ?..in English (and most major european languages ?)

Australia is an English word, no?

[Colibri]

@Isilder

Um, the north is called the Arctic, and the south is called the Antarctic ?..in English (and most major european languages ?)

Not really. Those are particular zones, not terms for northern regions in general like boreal and austral are.

@John_Mace

Australia is an English word, no?

But in English it’s the name for a particular continent/country. Again, it doesn’t apply to southern regions in general.